7 Growling Guardian

Chapter 7 Growling Guardian "You mean you didn't realize you had the Quiet Prince's dog down here the entire time?" Ivan asked. "No," Peki said. "I know you think we lied, but look—the pikos" brains are fried! We younger pups can speak, all right, but older ones just play and fight. It's the fault of the Shiver, who rule near the River." "Who?" Malia asked. "Do my words sound like barks?" Peki asked. "The Shiver's the sharks!" "So every time you face the sharks," Ivan said, "the electricity makes the pikos less smart?"

第七章 低吼的守护者 “你是说，你一直都没发现静王子的狗在你们这儿？” 伊万问道。 “没有啊。”佩奇说。 “我知道你觉得我们撒谎了，可是你看——这些皮克兽的脑子都被烧坏了！ 我们这些小崽子还能说话，没错，可是年纪大的就只会玩耍和打架。 这都是寒鲨团的错，它们就住在河的附近。” “谁？”玛利亚问。 “我说的话听起来像狗叫吗？” 佩奇反问道。 “寒鲨团就是鲨鱼啊！” “所以每次你们碰到鲨鱼的时候，”伊万说，“电流会让皮克兽变笨？”

"That's the truth," Peki said. "So we steal every tooth." "Steal every tooth," muttered the other pikos. Ivan wiped a tear from his cheek. "That's horrible. No wonder you need Bruno. If we can get the Quiet Prince here, though, Bruno will send him home and then stick around to keep you safe."

“就是这样的。”佩奇说。 “所以我们才要偷所有的牙齿。” “偷所有的牙齿。”其他皮克兽小声附和道。 伊万擦了擦脸颊上的眼泪。 “这太糟糕了。 难怪你们需要布鲁诺。 不过要是我们能把静王子带到这儿来，布鲁诺就会把他送回家，然后留下来保护你们。”

Peki smiled. "Well, that's okay! You saved the day!" Malia looked down at the little creature. "Can you find out where he is?" "The flying frogs know all the gossip! I'll send a team to ask them what's up," Peki said. Then Peki gathered all the young pikos and gave them orders. Soon the group went swimming off.

佩奇笑了。 “哇，那可太好了！ 你们解决大问题啦！” 玛利亚低头看着这个小家伙。 “你能查到他在哪儿吗？” “飞蛙知道所有的小道消息！ 我会派一队人去问问它们情况。”佩奇说。 接着佩奇把所有的小皮克兽都召集起来，给它们布置了任务。 很快这群小家伙就游着出发了。

Malia felt the tension leave her muscles. It would all be over soon. Mickey back home with Chabela. No more 13th Street. Maybe she could make things up to Susana and somehow find a way to tell her the truth. Then something changed. The pikos started growling. Their slick fur stood up along their knobby backs.

玛利亚感觉到肌肉里的紧绷感消散了。 一切很快就要结束了。 米奇会和查贝拉一起回到家。 再也没有第十三街的麻烦事。 说不定她还能弥补苏珊娜，想办法把真相告诉她。 可就在这时，情况变了。 皮克兽们开始低吼起来。 它们疙疙瘩瘩的背上，光滑的毛发全都竖了起来。

Bruno snarled and barked. "The Shiver, I fear," Peki whispered. "A bunch of them are here."

布鲁诺狂吠着，露出了尖牙。 “恐怕是寒鲨团来了。”佩奇小声说。 “它们来了一大群。”